Hub-and-spoke networks hold promise for decreasing costs and increasing connectivity in air transport markets in countries characterised by sparse demand conditions. This paper examines suitable hub-location and network design methodologies, and the potential evolution of sparse networks over...

This paper tries to evaluate the price-setting structure for the Spanish port authorities during the period 1986-2005. To do this, we compare the structure of the most important port fees with those results obtained using a second-best mechanism based on Ramsey prices. The results show that port...